찾아봐
chah-chah-bwah
chajabwa
regular
찾아보다
To say to go and find someone politely in the present tense, use 찾아봐요 (chah-chah-bwah-yoh) · chajabwayo. Below is the full conjugation of 찾아보다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 찾아봐요 chah-chah-bwah-yoh chajabwayo | 찾아봅니다 chah-chah-bohm-nee-dah chajabomnida | |
| Past | 찾아봤어 chah-chah-bwah-ssuh chajabwasseo | 찾아봤어요 chah-chah-bwah-ssuh-yoh chajabwasseoyo | 찾아봤습니다 chah-chah-bwah-sseum-nee-dah chajabwasseumnida |
| Future | 찾아볼 거야 chah-chah-bohl guh-yah chajabol geoya | 찾아볼 거예요 chah-chah-bohl guh-yae-yoh chajabol geoyeyo | 찾아볼 겁니다 chah-chah-bohl guhm-nee-dah chajabol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
찾아보세요
chah-chah-boh-sae-yoh
chajaboseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
찾아봐요
chah-chah-bwah-yoh
chajabwayo
Question Polite (요)
찾아봐요?
chah-chah-bwah-yoh-?
chajabwayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
찾아보고
chah-chah-boh-goh
chajabogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
찾아보면
chah-chah-boh-myuhn
chajabomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
찾아보고 있어요
chah-chah-boh-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chajabogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
찾아보고 싶어요
chah-chah-boh-goh shee-puh-yoh
chajabogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
찾아볼 수 있어요
chah-chah-bohl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chajabol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
찾아봐서
chah-chah-bwah-suh
chajabwaseo
Noun form — (기)
찾아보기
chah-chah-boh-gee
chajabogi
Noun form — (음)
찾아봄
chah-chah-bohm
chajabom